BlockBovard, Nevada
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Walker River census division. The Survey maps it on the Poinsettia Spring quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1909 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Poinsettia Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Bovard (historical): 12 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Gold, Manganese, Zinc, Iron, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Sphinx Property | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1907, 1910 | |
| Bovard - Rand District | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Iron, Manganese, Aluminum | Past Producer | 1908, 1910 | |
| Gold Pen Mine | Gold, Aluminum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Pen Deposit | Potassium, Aluminum, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1911 | |
| Last Hope Mine | Gold, Silver, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Lone Star Group | Gold, Silver, Lead, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Lost Sheep Claims | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Nevada Rand | Gold, Silver, Manganese, Zinc, Iron, Lead | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Pointsettia Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Randall Property | Gold, Copper, Silver, Molybdenum | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Buckley Camp (historical) | 9.9 miles | 21 | |
| Woodruffs (historical) | 12.5 miles | 18 | |
| Copperfield (historical) | 13.7 miles | 18 | |
| Rawhide | 15.7 miles | 20 | |
| Rand (historical) | 16.6 miles | 20 | |
| Kinkaid | 17.0 miles | 18 | |
| Eagleville (historical) | 17.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 847899. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.